crib safety
Nursery hazard prevention
Crib safety refers to guidelines and practices for preventing infant injury or death in cribs.
Standards address mattress firmness, slat spacing, and keeping soft bedding out of the sleep area.
The pediatrician reviewed crib safety with the new parents.
The term gained prominence as research linked unsafe sleep environments to sudden infant death syndrome.
- bassinetPortable infant bed
- railsGuiding metal bars
- slatsThin flat strips
- mattressPadded sleeping surface
- firm mattressUnyielding sleep surface
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